Mayor, council at odds over attorney appointment

Council resists mayor's effort to replace Calvert

5:41 PM,
Jan. 16, 2013

Green Bay attorney Bill Vande Castle introduces himself to the Oconto City Council at the Committee of the Whole meeting on Jan. 8. The council did not act on Vande Castle's appointment as city attorney by Mayor Victoria Bostedt, and this week was considering changing the ordinance on appointments.

Written by

Kent Tempus
OCR editor

Mayor Victoria Bostedt and the City Council clashed again last week over the mayor's attempt to replace City Attorney Frank Calvert.

The occasionally contentious debate at the Jan. 8 Committee of the Whole meeting focused less on Calvert than on respective interpretations of state statutes and an ambiguous city code.

In the end, however, it appeared that Calvert will continue to serve in the post, under a provision in state law that requires holders of appointed positions continue serving until a new appointment is made by the mayor and approved by a two-thirds vote of the council. ...